1924 Westphalia–Twente athletics competition

The 1924 Westphalia–Twente athletics competition was the second international athletics competition between athletes of Westphalia, Germany and Twente, the Netherlands and so one of the earliest international female athletics competitions. The competition was held in Münster, Germany on 24 August 1924 at the sport field at the Hohenzollernring. The competition included 10 events for men and 3 events for women.

The competition was won by the Germany with 78.5 points versus the Netherlands with 61.5 points.

After the competitions the teams and officials had a dinner together. Afterwards the Dutch team returned home by train.

Preparations and organization
The Dutch athlethes selected by the Twente athletics association were published on 21 August 1924.

The Dutch team arrived in the morning of the competition at 10 am. by train. They were given a tour of the city of Münster. After the tour there was a joint lunch.

Competition format
In each individual event two athletes of each team competed. In the relay event the two teams competed against each other. The winner of each event received the most points, with less points for every other place. For the overall classication all points from each teams are added together.

Competition
The competitions started at 3:00 pm. During the competition the weather conditions were bad. Due to the bad weather there were not many spectators.
Men's

+Men's 100 mPlace Athlete Time 1  11.0   2  11.2  3  11.25 4  11.9

+Men's 400 mPlace Athlete Time 1  54.2 2  55.4 3  59.3 4 

+Men's 800 mPlace Athlete Time 1  2' 5.9"   2  2' 6.1" 3  2' 6.5" 4  2' 24.6"

+Men's 1500 mPlace Athlete Time 1  4' 45.9"   2  4' 46.9" 3  4' 58.5" 4  DNF

+Men's 110 metres hurdlesPlace Athlete Time 1  19"   2  19" 3  21" 4  DQ

+Men's 4x 100 metres relayPlace Team Time 1 TwenteJan Klop jr.A. H. J. VowinkelG. B. HofmanJ. L. Klop 46.9" 2  Westphalia  47.0"

+Men's long jump Place Athlete Height 1  6.12 m.  2  6.07 m.3  5.88 m. 4  5.36 m. 

+Men's high jump Place Athlete Height 1  1.70 m.  2  1.60 m.3  1.60 m. 4  1.55 m. 

+Men's pole vaultPlace Athlete Height 1  3.20 m.  2  3.10 m.3  2.90 m. 4  2.78 m. 

+Men's javelin throwPlace Athlete Distance 1  53.72 m. 2  48.23 m. 3  45.90 m. 4  39.90 m. 

+Men's discus throwPlace Athlete Height 1  37.75 m.  2  36.27 m.3  30.15 m. 4  30.10 m. 

Women's

+Women's 80 mPlace Athlete Time 1  10.4 sec 2  10.5 or 11.0 sec 3  11.1 sec 4  11.3 sec

+Women's high jumpPlace Athlete Time 1  1.30 m 2  1.30 m 3  1.25 m 4  1.25 m

+Women's javelin throwPlace Athlete Distance 1  33.60 m 2  29.10 m 3  28.00 m 4  23.85 m

Overall classification
RankAthletePoints 1 Westphalia 78.5 1 Twente 61.5

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Related pages
 1922 Pro Patria women's international athletics competition

References

Category:Athletics
Category:Sport in the Netherlands
Category:Sport in Germany
Westphalia-Twente athletics competition
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Category:1920s in Germany
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